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The development of a shock from standing waves of finite amplitude in an isentropic fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

N. O. Weiss
N. O. Weiss
Affiliation:
U.K.A.E.A., Gulham Laboratory, Abingdon, Berks.
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Abstract

Numerical integration of the partial differential equations shows that rigid boundaries promote the development of a shock from a finite-amplitude disturbance. A simple step-by-step method agrees with one that also utilizes the characteristics.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , January 1964 , pp. 129 - 135
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1964

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